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Why spend so much money at the salon when you can highlight your own hair at home? In this two-part video tutorial, learn how to highlight your own hair using a cap to apply streaks and section highlights. Brighten up your look with help from this guide.
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This video is a demonstration of how to make environmentally-friendly homemade laundry detergent. This recipe uses soap flakes, soda crystals, and borax substitute. You may also add oxy-action bleach if you like. Put half the back of soda crystals (500g) into a container, or more if you have hard water. Add a 500g pack of borax substitute and 2 ...
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In this video from DiscountTrendsetter we learn how to organize your closet! First take inventory of what you have an eliminate items you don't need. Place items such as oversized t-shirts in a drawer or in a bag. Keep your closet for your trendy stuff. Items that are ripped, torn, bleached, etc, get rid of them. Items that are still trendy, but...
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Looking to give your kitchen a good cleaning this spring? Don't go out and spend a ton of money on sanitizing sprays and cleaning equipment. Cleaning and sanitizing your kitchen is easy, effective, and inexpensive, because everything you need is likely in your kitchen!
You Will Need:
• Sponges
• Soapy water
• Bleach
• A towel
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Learn how to start seeds for planting. Start your own seeds to save money, grow different plant varieties, and extend your growing season.
Step 1. Prepare pots or flats
Wash the pots and flats in warm soapy water. Rinse them thoroughly and drain.
To kill fungi and bacteria in previously used pots, soak them for 30 minutes in a solution ...
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If you run an accommodation business, whether it be a hotel, motel, bed and breakfast, lodge, resort or other type of guest facilities, making your business more sustainable is a good business choice. Programs such as The Natural Step organization has already demonstrated how instituting sustainable practices improve business outcomes and help t...
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Toilets use the most water in our homes. Every day, Americans flush 4.8 billion gallons of water down the toilet. Reducing the amount of water that your toilet is flushing away will go a long way to saving water in your home and helping to conserve it generally. With one easy adjustment, you'll save money, water and the environment… one flush at...
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You've just had a baby. Congratulations! Now comes the steep learning curve. How do you save a bit of money so that you can send your bundle of joy to college one day? The answer begins with the diapers. By using cloth diapers, you can cut down your disposable diaper budget, and keep some money in your pocket. Cloth diapers are easier on the env...
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Highlights add depth and interest to a hair color. Get that beachy, sun-kissed look and change up your style by adding some well placed highlights in your hair. You’ll save time and money by buying a kit and doing it yourself.
Step 1: Choose where to highlight
Decide where to add highlights – in the front, back, or throughout.
Step 2: ...
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This is a method of brewing beer with an emphasis on getting it done inexpensively but without sacrificing quality. Ingredients malt hops water yeast Choose the grains Malted barley is the grain of choice for most beer. Other types of grains can be added (oats, rye, wheat, etc.) but barley it the best to start off with. Malted barley is made by ...
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Moving can be costly and stressful. There are many steps in planning and preparing for a move, and it doesn't happen over night. However, with a little patience and a well thought out plan, moving cost can be reduced and and the process less of a hassle. Here are a few steps that are spread out over several weeks to ensure an affordable and easy...
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Dying your hair is a great way to express yourself. But if you don't want to spend money on dyes that might not turn out right, or don't know if you'll like the color you buy, using markers is a great quick and easy way to go. Find a marker. Make sure its a color you want in your hair. Find the cap on the end of the marker. (Not the end with the...
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Bleaching your hair blonde at home is a risky job; however, the right products and some patience is all you need to save you money from going to a salon. Find a friend or relative to help. Make sure you have not coloured/bleached your hair for at least 4 weeks, so that your hair doesn't get over-processed. Leave conditioner in your hair for at l...
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Using the kitchen sponge to clean the table, the dirty counter and possibly the stains on the floor can add bacteria to the surface you are trying to clean. Even sponges that appear clean can contain thousands of bacteria per square inch. To avoid harboring germs, yeast, and spores in your sponges, clean them at least every 3 to 4 days using one...
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Recycling helps cut domestic waste that would otherwise be buried in landfills and provides a steady supply of used materials that can be transformed into new, practical objects we use every day. Recycling is beneficial to the environment and to us, and in no time at all, you should find it as natural and instinctive as breathing! Recycling at h...
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Learning how to wash clothes is a very important skill. Failure to acquire this skill is not only unhealthy, but also expensive especially when the washing goes wrong. Fortunately, it is not a very difficult skill to master. Collect all your dirty clothes from the rooms, or wherever you keep them. Keep in mind to look under your bed. Make sure y...
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Maybe you're new to this whole menstrual thing, or you'd just like a little refresher course. Either way, every woman needs to know what type of feminine hygiene product to use, and for what situation. Know your products. While on your period, the most important thing is to keep yourself clean and fresh. There are many products you can use to ...
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You want your GED, so you signed up for a class and you plan to go. Many people just like you succeed in achieving the same goal you have--and many others don't. What makes the difference? Write down why you want your GED. Your diploma is a stepping stone to help you achieve something else, right? Do you want a better job, to set a good example ...
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Parents start out doing everything for their kids and it's easy to forget that at some point those children have to learn how to do it all themselves. If they're ever going to be responsible adults, kids need to learn how to do laundry. It's even better if they learn it young and can practice and help while they're at home - long before they rea...
